A century ago, Edith Wharton foresaw many of the horrors of modern “tourism,” which was then a new idea. Yet her pessimism in predicting that the “banalities and promiscuities…
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Over recent years, sinister far-right narratives about immigrants from the MENA region have migrated from the fringes of British society into the heart of the UK media and gov…
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“Tell Spring Not to Come this Year” tells the fascinating story of an Afghan National Army Battalion struggling to beat back the Taliban after large numbers of NATO troops pul…
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George Orwell’s account of his time in Marrakech is both a powerful critique of European imperialism and a window onto the author’s soul.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is interested in buying Newcastle United Football Club (the Magpies) for the same reason that magpies are interested in collecting shiny…
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With its impressive ancient Roman and Carthaginian sites, there are many who visit Tunisia seeking the world of “a long time ago.” Yet there also are those who visit in the ho…
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